Job requirements
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Essential
31 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Significant experience in a similar role which demonstrates
- Experience
commitment to mandatory training, attendance, and engagement.
- Experience
Previous care experience in a health, social care, or childcare
- Experience
setting.
- Experience
Experience of communicating highly complex or sensitive
- Experience
information and using skills to overcome barriers to understanding,
- Experience
such as, with non-verbal clients.
- Experience
Understanding of Information Governance, Data Protection, Care
- Experience
Certificate standards, and safeguarding vulnerable children and
- Experience
adults.
- Experience
Experience of working in both acute and community settings.
- Experience
Experience with working within Mental Health.
- Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Qualifications
NVQ level 3 related subjects
- Qualifications
NVQ level 4 related subjects
- Qualifications
Nursery nurse qualification or similar
- Qualifications
Diploma in relevant health / social subject
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to provide good quality care
- Knowledge and Skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to
- Knowledge and Skills
multi-task
- Knowledge and Skills
Be able to work on your own initiative and/or as part of team
- Knowledge and Skills
across multiple areas
- Knowledge and Skills
To be able to demonstrate tact and sensitivity when
- Knowledge and Skills
communicating with families under immense pressure, always
- Knowledge and Skills
reserving judgement and demonstrating empathy, compassion
- Knowledge and Skills
and understanding
- Knowledge and Skills
To maintain strict confidentiality on all matters relating to
- Knowledge and Skills
clients, their families
- Knowledge and Skills
High level of attention to detail, accuracy, and pride in your
- Knowledge and Skills
work presentation
- Knowledge and Skills
Claimont Health is specifically recruiting female applicants only in keeping with the positive action provision within the Equality Act 2010 order to meet patient needs and employee safety. This post is exempt under the Employment (Sex Discrimination) Act 2000, Section the (s9(2)(f)) Personal welfare and counselling which constitutes a Genuine Occupational Qualification. The role involves working with service users where there is a risk assessment identifying the need for a female candidate.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job summary
Job Summary
Claimont Health have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Complex Care Healthcare Assistant / Support Worker.
This role will be based in the community supporting our Client who is an adult who has Spinal Injury and other complex health needs requiring high level of care and support at home.
Are you an experienced Support Worker who is passionate about delivering person centred care? Do you believe you can make a positive impact in our Client's life? If yes, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for individuals to join our team either on a Full time or 0-Hour contractual basis.
You will need to have a proven track record of complex care experience and have supported clients with:
- Spinal Injury
- NIV (Non-invasive ventilation)Nebuliser
- Medication Management
- NG Tube feed
This is a 2-1 package of care during day and 1-1 at night. Opportunities for day and night shifts are available.
You must hold a UK driving license and have access to a car.be
Main duties of the job
Main Duties
We are looking for high quality, dynamic and experienced Healthcare Assistants / Support Workers who have experience working with people with Motor Neuron Disease and who are able to provide home care.
You must have/be:
- A car driver with access to a car (Must be able to drive a Manual Car).
- 1 years or more experience as a Complex Care Support Worker working with people with Spinal Injury.
- Flexibility, maturity, independence and the very highest professional standards
- Commitment to delivering client specific care
- Adaptable approach to support client and family members
- Ability to maintain clear professional boundaries within a home setting
About us
So, why choose Claimont Health? Claimont Health is on an exciting journey to become a nationally recognised, go-to, dynamic provider of high quality and innovative mental health and complex care services across the whole of the United Kingdom. We are a CQC registered. We provide high-profile, person centred, holistic services to clients who prefer to be treated in the comfort of their own homes. We offer a tailored service, providing highly skilled mental health professionals to complement the clients needs.
Details
- Date posted: 26 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £15 an hour
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: L0047-26-0041
- Job locations: Ipswich Hospital, Heath Rd, Ipswich, IP4 5PD, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Support Worker / Healthcare Assistant- Complex Care - Bury
Claimont Health have an exciting opportunity to join our team as Support Worker.
This role will be based in the community supporting clients who have complex health needs requiring a high level of care and support at home.
Are you a caring individual who is passionate about delivering person centred care? Do you believe you can make a positive impact to our clients lives? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for individuals to join our team either on a Permanent or 0-hour contractual basis.
We are looking for Support Workers who have a proven track record of complex care experience and have supported clients with skills such as:
- Ventilation management
- Oral suctioning
- Medications
What you can expect from us in return:
Reporting to our Complex Care Lead Nurse, the successful candidate will benefit from the support and motivation of both the clinical and operations teams.
Competitive rates £15 per hour
Bank, Weekdays, Weekends
Its a great feeling seeing the resulting outcomes of your skills and expertise that enable our clients to use their strengths to improve their own well-being. Come and be part of our journey to be the leading independent sector provider of flexible, responsive, and dynamic complex care in the UK.
Required Skills/Qualifications:
- 1 year or more experience as a Healthcare Assistant with complex care experience.
- NVQ Level 3 related subjects.
- NVQ Level 4 related subjects.
- Nursery nurse qualifications or similar.
- Diploma in relevant health/ social subject.
- Commitment to delivering client specific care.
- Adaptable and Professional approach to support client and family members.
Our Mission and Values
Claimont's mission is to be the leading independent sector provider of flexible, responsive, and dynamic mental health services in the UK. The values we live by are:
- Commitment
- Care
- Compassion
- Leadership
- Innovation
Claimont Health follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each persons individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
Claimont Health is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights.
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This advert is for Complex Care Support Worker - Community - Female only with Claimont Health Ltd in Ipswich, England. It is listed as a Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £15.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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